Jumpstart Your Resume with Keywords and Phrases

Two of the most respected and prolific authors/experts in the resume-writing field (and indeed, career management) are Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark, who founded and operate the Resume Writers Academy. They recently shared their “favorite resume keywords, phrases and sentences” to stir creative juices in 2010 and write a great resume.

Although the resources on the Resume Writers Academy site are directed at resume writers, they are certainly valuable to job-seekers.

Deep and rich knowledge of ___. (Example: Deep and rich knowledge of international business development strategies and their tactical execution in countries worldwide.)

Eliminated roadblocks impacting ___. (Example: Eliminated roadblocks impacting IT functionality, stability and security by integrating new platform architecture with new software releases.)

Master-minded consolidation of ___. (Example: Master-minded consolidation of 12 sales territories into 4 sales regions to better leverage market positioning and sustain vital customer relationships during economic downturn.)

Profoundly engaged and engaging. (Think deeply about all that means!)

Contributed to strong and sustainable financial growth averaging 22% annually for five consecutive years. (“Contributed” accurately represents level of participation while still getting the greatest “bang for the buck.”)

Lead from a position of strength, focus and results. (Just a few words can say so very much!)

Technical Ideation and Creative Ideation (New keywords to add to your keyword portfolio.)

The following is a great introduction for a job description when the focus is on growth, expansion and transition:

Fast-track promotion through increasingly responsible sales, business development and general management positions as company transitioned from a small, privately held publisher of print magazines into a diversified print and technology marketing solutions provider with:

• 42 best-in-category online advertising portals with 16.7M+ unique monthly website visitors
• Largest paid and second-largest overall online classified listings portal in the US (Advertising Age)
• Online lead generation, email marketing, CRM, website design/hosting and data management solutions
• 459 print magazine titles with average weekly circulation of 20M+ copies